Upstate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʌpsteɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Upstate is a noun meaning (US) The northern section of a state.
Meaning
(US) The northern section of a state.
More Meanings
- (US) The inland section of a state, particularly South Carolina.
- A period during sleep when somebody is primed and ready to learn.
- (US) Of the northern section of a state.
- (US) To the northern section of a state.
Example Sentences
He drove upstate to visit his mother.
They went hunting in upstate New York.
But for Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith, the husband-and-wife co-founders of the Brooklyn-based design firm Workstead, the recent revamp of an 1850s residence in upstate New York not only presented them with a thrilling challenge, it also marked a celebratory homecoming after a few years spent living in the South.
Superintendent Chalmers: You call hamburgers "steamed hams"? Principal Skinner: Yes, it's a regional dialect. Superintendent Chalmers: Uh-huh? What region? Principal Skinner: Uh, upstate New York. Superintendent Chalmers: Really? Well, I'm from Utica and I never heard anyone use the phrase "steamed hams". Principal Skinner: Oh, not in Utica, no. It's an Albany expression. Superintendent Chalmers: I see.
Word Forms
- upstates
Antonyms for upstate
Common opposites include downstate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include northern, north, northerly, downstate, ulster, union.
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